Batting first, Pakistan scored 274 runs before being bowled out in 48th over, but due to rain interruptions, Bangladesh was set a revised target of 243 runs in 32 overs
DHAKA: (UrduPoint/Pakistan Point News-March 13rd, 2026) Pakistan cricket team bounced back in the three-match ODI series by defeating Bangladesh by 128 runs in the second match, played under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method.
Batting first, Pakistan scored 274 runs before being bowled out in the 48th over. However, due to rain interruptions, Bangladesh was set a revised target of 243 runs in 32 overs. The Bangladeshi team could only manage 114 runs before being all out, handing Pakistan a convincing victory.
The match, captained by Shaheen Shah Afridi for Pakistan, saw Bangladesh winning the toss and opting to field first. Pakistan’s final playing eleven included Sahibzada Farhan, Moiz Siddiqat, Shamil Hussain, Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha, Hussain Talat, Abdul Samad, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Mohammad Wasim.
In Pakistan’s innings, young Moiz Siddiqat played an outstanding knock, scoring 75 runs off 46 balls, including six fours and five sixes. Salman Ali Agha contributed 64 runs with seven boundaries and two sixes, while Mohammad Rizwan added 44 runs. Opener Sahibzada Farhan scored 31, and Faheem Ashraf managed 14 runs. From the Bangladesh side, Rashid Hussain took three wickets, and Mahdi Hasan Miraz claimed two.
During the chase, Bangladesh struggled and was bowled out in the 24th over for just 114 runs.
It is worth noting that in the first ODI of the three-match series, Bangladesh had handed Pakistan a heavy defeat, winning the match by eight wickets and taking a 1-0 lead in the series.
This victory keeps Pakistan in contention and levels the momentum heading into the final match of the series.
